Overview
ISO 22586:2022 - Traditional Chinese medicine - Paeonia lactiflora root - White peony root, specifies minimum requirements and test methods for white peony root (dried root of Paeonia lactiflora Pallas). The standard applies to whole Chinese materia medica and decoction pieces derived from this plant and is explicitly not applicable to red peony root. It harmonizes quality criteria to support consistent safety, identity and potency across supply chains for white peony root used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
Key topics and technical requirements
ISO 22586:2022 covers both organoleptic and analytical quality attributes, including:
Applications - who uses ISO 22586:2022
This standard is practical for:
- Manufacturers and processors of Chinese materia medica and decoction pieces for ensuring product quality.
- Quality control laboratories performing identity, purity and assay testing (TLC, moisture, ash, heavy metal and pesticide analysis).
- Regulators and import/export control bodies setting acceptance criteria for herbal imports.
- Herbal suppliers, distributors and formulators who need harmonized specifications to manage sourcing, storage and labelling.
- Standards bodies and researchers comparing national requirements (Annex C reference values).
Related standards
ISO 22586 references several normative standards for test methods and handling, including:
Using ISO 22586:2022 supports reproducible quality control, regulatory compliance and safe use of Paeonia lactiflora white peony root in Traditional Chinese Medicine supply chains.